The internet of things will massively increase the amount of data available for analysis by all manner of organizations. However, there are significant barriers to overcome before potential benefits are realized.

Using analytics to gain sales insights and enabling its mobile workforce to stay productive on the move make up the main tech thrust for the personal and healthcare products manufacturer in the region.

In a sign of the UK's growth as a start-up hotspot, the cloud provider is bringing its Rackspace Startup Programme to London, providing chosen fast-growing businesses with cloud resources worth £12,000.

Small Silicon Valley startup spinoff Speck Products has quickly become the company making some of the world's most popular iPhone cases. Violet Blue visited Speck's new HQ and went hands-on with their new lines.